‘Morally wrong’: Unlicensed driver’s low act after servo bingle
A magistrate has criticised a woman’s actions after she was involved in a car accident, with a court hearing she should not have been behind the wheel in the first place.
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‘Lonely’ woman in strife over forbidden Mother’s Day calls
When a mum found herself spending Mother’s Day alone she called and text her son despite him having a protection order against her.
‘I just want that hole filled’: Jury hears details of council officer’s phone calls
A former Ipswich City Council officer on trial for allegedly offering a cheaper dumping rate to a contractor was recorded as saying that he was desperate to get the job done.
NAMED: Two men charged with murder over fatal mass-brawl
Two men have been named in court over the shooting death of Carlo Piero Stewart at north Booval. One of the accused still remains in hospital.
Dangerous driver ‘can’t afford’ to pay for damaged cop car
A man who was wearing a GPS tracker by court order was later proven to have been speeding courtesy of the data captured from the monitoring device.
Landfill contractor grilled in council officer’s misconduct trial
A contractor has given evidence claiming that his agreement with Ipswich City Council was terminated without warning and for ‘concocted’ reasons.
Credit card fraudster targets gardening couple’s car
The lawyer for a man with a history of stealing from parked vehicles said her client was determined to stay out of prison to be with his family.
Mum of six hit with sobering jail threat over drugs, stealing
A magistrate has questioned whether an Ipswich single mum has realised the peril she has put herself in by saying: “Where will her children go if she goes into prison, does she have an answer to that?”
Man ‘used car as a weapon’ when neighbourhood dispute turned vicious
A court has heard a man was struck by a vehicle and thrown off the bonnet during an argument involving several people.
Former council officer on trial over alleged dumping discount
A jury has heard a landfill contractor was allegedly offered a special council rate to dump material in an Ipswich mining void.
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